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Massachusetts lawmakers are barreling ahead with a bill that would force the state to slash the total miles residents drive, all under the banner of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The proposal, Senate Bill S.2246, doesn't slap a hard cap on your daily commute… yet – but it orders the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to set binding goals for reducing statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT). It also creates a new government council tasked with pushing people onto public transit whether they like it or not.
A local Boston report highlights the move:
WOW ???? Massachusetts Democrats preparing to limit how much you can drive your car
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Instead of driving your car, a new council will be established to make sure residents use more public transportation
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"The bill proposed in Massachusetts would limit how far you can drive in your own car. So lawmakers say it would help reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions. Now, while no specific mileage limit was listed, the bill would require MassDOT to set goals to reduce the number of statewide driving miles. It would also establish a new council to find ways to make public transportation more accessible for residents. Now, critics say A cap on personal vehicle miles would directly impact those in rural parts of the state."
The committee gave it a favorable 4-1 vote and shipped it to the Senate Ways and Means Committee, keeping the radical plan alive on Beacon Hill.
This isn't some fringe idea cooked up in isolation. It's part of a broader push to ration mobility under the twin excuses of "climate" and "equity." Similar thinking powers the 15-minute city concept – the urban planning fad sold as "convenience" but designed to make driving anywhere outside your little neighborhood a bureaucratic nightmare.